Valluvan’s Wisdom and His Immortal Couplets

An introduction to Valluvan and his Thirukural

Sep 09, 2023

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Tamil scholars and students alike consider Kamban, Valluvan and Ilango the three greatest writers of Tamil literature. Kamban was honoured by the Chola king with the title of Kavi Chakravarthy, ‘the emperor of poets’. His literary works include the Tamil version of the Ramayana. Valluvan was a great poet and philosopher. His most famous work is the Thir…

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Vijay Santhanam

Vijay Santhanam is a retired marketer and business leader. In his 21 years of corporate career, he worked with Godrej, P&G and BP. He is an author of three books and was a visiting professor at IIM Lucknow. He is an ardent fan of Bharathi.